Program Year
2024
Status
Active | Certified
Last Certification Date
12/2/2025
Certified Since
10/20/2020
Habitat Locations
By City - Yellow Springs
Registered On
6/9/2020
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Community Spotlight
Yellow Springs Women's Park
This park sits along the Little Miami Scenic Trail, adjacent to Antioch College and Glen Helen Nature Preserve. It is managed by volunteers and includes a lovely native garden and tributes to women of Greene County Ohio.
The Yellow Spring
The Village of Yellow Springs' namesake is the Yellow Spring which is located at Glen Helen Nature Preserve. Hiking trails at Glen Helen are open to the public dawn through dusk.
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Bluebird Trails
Bluebird Trails have been established on farms and in parks with support of the Ohio Bluebird Society. A trail monitoring program with local middle school students is the subject of an article by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology at NestWatch.org
Beaver Dam on Yellow Springs Creek
A beaver has created a new wetland habitat along the Yellow Springs Creek in the Glen Helen Nature Preserve. Photo by the Yellow Springs News.
Jacoby Creek Restoration
A partnership with Agraria Center for Regenerative Agriculture and The Nature Conservancy is restoring 60 acres of the Jacoby Branch, a source of drinking water for Yellow Springs and Xenia. It will also improve the health of the Little Miami River.
Glass Farm Wetland and Conservation Area
A wetland habitat originally created by a beaver is now protected and stewarded by the Village of Yellow Springs, Tecumseh Land Trust and adjacent residents. A trail is open to the public from dawn to dusk with 147 bird species documented on eBird.
